Adieu Little Master

“There is a time for Everything”

Finally the day has dawned when the Little Master finally bids adieu to the game of cricket. It’s an emotional moment for Sachin, for his team mates, his family, the nation, his fans. This was inevitable that Sachin would have retired from cricket at some point in time, the question was when… Now is a perfect setting than now when playing his final test against Australia in India.

The fact of the matter is Sachin has played for India selflessly for the past so many years, finally ending over 24 years of cricketing career…

So who is Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar to cricket and to entire nation of India…he is the God of cricket, he is someone who has inspired a lot of budding cricketers, he is the persona of ultimate humbleness when in the peak of his success. Contrary to some belief that he has been selfish to create his own records, he is down to earth and ever willing to put the team ahead of self. In the last couple of years he has shown than even the Little Master can fail, but he rose and continued to play. Critics pointed out that he was slowing down, but I will challenge them and say even if he didn’t contribute in batting he made up in his on field and off field presence. He has carried the expectation of the entire nation for the past 2 decades and this I am sure this would have been quite burdensome, but he always had a smile on his face.

Now that Sachin will no longer play active cricket I wonder who the next generation be looking forward to for inspiration???. do we have anyone who is even a shadow of Sachin. Sigh! Unfortunately greats don’t come by just like that. It’s a combination of determination, skill and finally the heart to bare it all and be prepared to take the risks.

Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar were 2 greats in the Indian Cricket and nobody can ever replace them. They created a void and no one can fit into their shoes..

I wonder what kind of honor the Indian government will giving Sachin, also what will he do now that he has retired. One for sure he will spend some more time with family and travel around the world….I don’t think he will get into commentating that’s not his line of interest. Will he open a cricket academy, his line of clothing or chain of restaurants…only time will tell……Let’s wait and watch…..

On a lighter note some of the cricketers that he is currently playing with were in their diapers and one of them was not even born JJ

Game. Set. Match!!!!!!

Where there is a will there is a way…..

Leander has achieved no mean feat..At 40 he is still rocking and raring to go….There is passion that still drives this athlete to achieve the next victory….

While as a spectator its always easy to see the victories and forget the hard times that one may have seen…the clashes with Bhupati, the Indian Tennis Association…… being down and out due to personal and physical issues….No one will know of these incidents because this is the story of every sportsman in the world undergoes at some point in time and the spectator is only party to the Glory and not the hardships that the sportsman goes through…

Leander has made this country proud by winning the mixed doubles….Like they say its never to late to set a new goal or to dream a new dream…..Its when we stop dreaming and hoping that we are dead….

Way to go Leander…..Congratulations!!!!!!!

Fedex!!!!

 

 

Yeah.. I know that I am a little late in writing this one…but it was too good not to write…Roger Federer…is the king of Grass again…winning the Wimbledon title again equaling Sampras’s feat of wining the same number of Wimbledon titles..Regaining the number one position!!!!!! this something that all critics…thought he would never be able to do it again while we have djovic, Nadal, Tsonga and Murray all in the running for the number one spot…But Federers..sheer grit and hunger to continue playing at the next level is what saw him through….Yeah while I agree at the final Federer was a pale shadow of the past.. but his endurance and his willingness to go the extra mile is what helped him succeed even in the pressure situation…..So let me end by saying…if Pete Sampras ruled Tennis during his era ….Federer is doing the same in his time…..now we only have to wait for an Olympic Medal which is the only honor missing in Federer’s Kitty…some wishful thinking….